Bite-sized Chinese 一口說中文

Key Phrases:

你怎么去？ (Nǐ zěnme qù?) – How do you go there?我走路去 (Wǒ zǒulù qù) – I walk there.我坐车去 / 我搭地铁去 (Wǒ zuòchē qù / Wǒ dā dìtiě qù) – I take a car/bus / metro.

Note: 捷运 (jiéyùn - MRT) is used primarily in Taiwan; in Simplified Chinese / Mainland China, 地铁 (dìtiě - metro/subway) is the standard term. If you prefer to keep "捷运", it is written in simplified as 捷运.很近 / 很远 (Hěn jìn / Hěn yuǎn) – Very near / Very far.

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红色 / 蓝色 / 黑色 / 白色 (Hóngsè / Lánsè / Hēisè / Báisè) – Red / Blue / Black / White大的 / 小的 (Dà de / Xiǎo de) – Big one / Small one你要哪一个？ (Nǐ yào nǎ yí gè?) – Which one do you want?我要红色的 (Wǒ yào hóngsè de) – I want the red one.这个比较好 (Zhè gè bǐjiào hǎo) – This one is better.

Common Colors:

Red, 红色, hóng sè, hóngYellow, 黄色, huáng sè, huángBlue, 蓝色, lán sè, lánOrange, 橘色 / 橙色, jú sè / chéng sè, jú or chéngGreen, 绿色, lǜ sè, lǜPurple, 紫色, zǐ sè, zǐPink, 粉红色 / 粉色, fěn hóng sè / fěn sè, fěnBlack, 黑色, hēi sè, hēiWhite, 白色, bái sè, báiGray, 灰色, huī sè, huī

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Nǐ jǐ diǎn chī...? (你幾點吃……？) – What time do you eat...?Wǒ qī diǎn chīfàn (我七點吃飯) – I eat at 7 o'clock.Nǐ jǐ diǎn qù shàngbān - What time do you go to work?Wǒ jiǔ diǎn qù... (我九點去……) – I go to... at 9 o'clock.

Tài zǎo le / Tài wǎn le (太早了 / 太晚了) – Too early / Too late.

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Key Phrase :

 (Xiàn  zài  jǐ  diǎn?) — What time is it now?(xīng   qī) + Number

星期一 (xīngqīyī) — Monday星期二 (xīngqī'èr) — Tuesday星期三 (xīngqīsān) — Wednesday星期四 (xīngqīsì) — Thursday星期五 (xīngqīwǔ) — Friday星期六 (xīngqīliù) — SaturdayThe "Sunday" Exception: 

星期日 (xīngqīrì) — Formal / Written星期天 (xīngqītiān) — Spoken / Everyday今天 (jī  ntiān) — Today         

       明天 (míng  tiān) — Tomorrow

       昨天 (zuó tiān) — Yesterday

Jīntiān  xīngqī  jǐ ? - What day is it today? 

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Key Phrase:

1. Duōshao qián? (多少錢？) – How much ?

2. Zhège  duōshao qián? (這個多少錢？) How much is this? 

3. Shí kuài qián / Yìbǎi kuài (十塊錢 / 一百塊) – 10 dollars / 100 dollars

4. Tài guì le! (太貴了！) – Too expensive!

5. Wǒ yào zhège (我要這個) – I want this one.

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Numbers:

零 (0) : líng

1 (yī), 2 (èr), 3 (sān), 4 (sì), 5 (wǔ),

6 (liù), 7 (qī), 8 (bā), 9 (jiǔ), 10 (shí)

11 (shí yī) , 12 (shí èr), 13 (shí sān), 14 (shí sì), 15 (shí wǔ)
16 (shí liù), 17 (shí qī), 18 (shí bā), 19 (shí jiǔ), 20 (èr shí)

Key Phrase

Yí ge... (一個……) – One [item]Liǎng ge... (兩個……) – Two [items]Nǐ de diànhuà hàomǎ shì duōshao? (你的電話號碼是多少？) – What's your phone number?

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Key Phrases :

Nǐ jiào shénme? (你叫什麼？) ("What's your name?")
Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén? (你是哪國人？) ("Where are you from?")
Nǐ yǒu shénme? (你有什麼？) ("What do you have?")
Nǐ xǐhuān shénme? (你喜歡什麼？) ("What do you like?")
Nǐ zuò shénme? (你做什麼？) ("What do you do?")
Nǐ zài nǎlǐ? (你在哪裡？) ("Where are you located?")

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Key Phrases:

Nǐ zài nǎlǐ? (你在哪裡？) ("Where are you?")
Tā zài nǎlǐ? (他在哪裡？) ("Where is he/she?")
Shū zài nǎlǐ? (書在哪裡？) ("Where is the book?")
Zài zhèlǐ. (在這裡。) ("Right here / It's here")
Zài nàlǐ. (在那裡。) ("Over there / It's there")
Wǒ zài... (我在……) ("I'm at...")
Tā zài... (他在……) ("they are at ...")

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Key Phrases:

我吃…… (Wǒ chī...) – I eat...
我喝…… (Wǒ hē...) – I drink...
我去…… (Wǒ qù...) – I go to... / I'm going to...
我看…… (Wǒ kàn...) – I watch... / I read... / I see...
你去哪裡？ (Nǐ qù nǎlǐ?) – Where are you going?

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Key Phrases:

我喜歡…… (Wǒ xǐhuān...) – I like...
我不喜歡…… (Wǒ bù xǐhuān...) – I don't like...
你喜歡……嗎？ (Nǐ xǐhuān... ma?) – Do you like...?
你喜歡什麼？ (Nǐ xǐhuān shénme?) – What do you like?
我也喜歡…… (Wǒ yě xǐhuān...) – I also like... / Me too!

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Key Phrases:

1: 這是 (Zhè shì) – This is...

2: 那是 (Nà shì) – That is...

3: 這是什麼？ (Zhè shì shénme?) – What is this?

4: 那是什麼？ (Nà shì shénme?) – What is that?

5:  這是誰？ (Zhè shì shéi?) – Who is this?

6 : 那是誰？ (Nà shì shéi?) - Who is that? 

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Key Phrases:

是 / 不是 (Shì / Bú shì) – Yes / No (To be / Not to be)我懂 / 我不懂 (Wǒ dǒng / Wǒ bù dǒng) – I understand / I don't understand我會 / 我不會 (Wǒ huì / Wǒ bú huì) – I can / I can't (I know how / I don't know how)請再說一次 / 請慢一點 (Qǐng zài shuō yí cì / Qǐng màn yìdiǎn) – Please say it again / Please speak more slowly

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Key Phrases:

我叫... (Wǒ jiào...) – My name is... / I'm called...This phrase starts with "我是"... and ends with "人" (Wǒ shì... rén) – I am [nationality/origin]他 / 她 (Tā) – He / She我們 / 你們 / 他們 (Wǒmen / Nǐmen / Tāmen) – We / You (plural) / They

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Key Phrase:

可以 (Kěyǐ) – Can / Sure / Allowed麻煩你了 (Máfan nǐ le) – Thanks for taking care of this / Sorry to trouble you沒事 (Méi shì) – It's fine / No problem / Don't worry沒關係 (Méi guānxi) – It's okay / No problem

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Key Phrases

1. 謝謝 (Xièxie) – Thank you

When you want to say: "Thank you," "Thanks," "Thanks a lot," or "Cheers!"

2. 不客氣 (Bú kèqi) – You're welcome

When you want to say: "You're welcome," "No problem," "Don't mention it," or "Not at all."

3. 對不起 (Duìbuqǐ) – I’m sorry

When you want to say: "I'm sorry," "My apologies," or "Pardon me"

4. 不好意思 (Bù hǎoyìsi) – Excuse me / It’s a form of “Soft sorry”

When you want to say: "Sorry to bother you," or a lightweight "My bad!". you can use this super versatile phrase for almost any mild situation! 

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1. 你好 (Nǐ hǎo) – Hello

In English: "Hello," "Hi," "Hey there," or even a formal "Good day."

2. 你好嗎？ (Nǐ hǎo ma?) – How are you?

In English: "How are you?" "How are you doing?" or "Are you doing well?"

3. 我很好 (Wǒ hěn hǎo) – I am fine

In English: "I'm fine," "I'm good," "I'm doing well," "I'm great," or "Pretty good!"—you can answer ALL of them with this single phrase!

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